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Minimalism

PixelMouse · 2017-02-08

Steam

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 08, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Minimalism - platformer with a lot of levels, made in minimalist style - which is a cube protogonist. The game is a kind of labyrinth consisting of levels, to go between them you need to open the doors with collected keys.

14
playing now
67%
positive of 4.6k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
46/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$0.99
steam price (US)

14 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 221 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~28/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 116k–278k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,631 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.28 at Steam (2022-12-01) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $0.99 · on sale 11 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
626220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5062026-08-06 21:00 — 18 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 13 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 31 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 45 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 50 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 34 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 17 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 22 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 23 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 22 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 33 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 18 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 17 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 10 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 13 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 8 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 15 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 16 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 17 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 18 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 22 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 26 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 21 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 32 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 31 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 19 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$0.99$0.002017-02-092026-08-082017-02-09 — best price $0.792017-04-10 — best price $0.992017-07-07 — best price $0.492017-11-01 — best price $0.992017-12-21 — best price $0.492018-03-05 — best price $0.992018-07-09 — best price $0.492018-11-01 — best price $0.992018-12-21 — best price $0.492019-02-26 — best price $0.992019-07-15 — best price $0.492019-11-01 — best price $0.992019-12-19 — best price $0.492020-02-24 — best price $0.992020-09-17 — best price $0.492020-11-25 — best price $0.492021-01-31 — best price $0.992021-05-10 — best price $0.492021-07-23 — best price $0.992021-11-03 — best price $0.492022-01-05 — best price $0.992022-04-23 — best price $0.492022-07-07 — best price $0.992022-10-10 — best price $0.492022-12-15 — best price $0.992023-02-27 — best price $0.282023-04-26 — best price $0.992023-09-16 — best price $0.492023-11-28 — best price $0.992024-03-04 — best price $0.492024-04-26 — best price $0.992024-08-24 — best price $0.492024-11-27 — best price $0.492025-01-31 — best price $0.992025-06-16 — best price $0.492025-09-22 — best price $0.992025-12-05 — best price $0.492026-03-19 — best price $0.492026-06-25 — best price $0.492026-08-08 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
19.7%
earned "Level 1 completed"
9.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

40 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Portuguese - Brazil, Hungarian, Vietnamese, Greek, Danish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,71634%165

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DIndieActionCasualAdventureDifficultMinimalistPlatformerSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.